Taiwanese drama Westside Story was the first drama that got me totally hooked, also the start of my crazy collection of dramas vcds/dvds. Though my first korean drama was Full House, and my all-time favourite is My Girl. So glad I manage to get the snow globe from precious moments too^^ Bbashya!!

What really draws me to dramas is that I am able to see the different perspectives of the many various kinds of stories that I will never experience possibly in my whole life. All the what-if, dreams-come-true, cuteness romance stories allows me a little get-away from real life, everyone needs a break away from studies or work sometimes.

So thanks heaps to Dramabeans for all the recaps! Really helped me in deciding which dramas are worth investing in (my recent fav 49 Days) , while which are just..meh. Congrats on hitting 5th year and looking forward to seeing 10 anniversary soon! I'll be supporting!! :DD

Full House! For the first few years I would only watch miniseries that were rom coms. Now I watch everything from saguek to dailies!

Love Story in Harvard. My Korean roommate was watching it at the time, so I got pulled in. There's nothing remotely memorable about that drama except Kim Rae Won.

Congratulations on your 5th Anniversary! Next to the dramas themselves this is my favorite website. My first K drama was Boys over Flowers. I stayed up every night watching it on Netflix, I watching on streaming Netflix on my way to work, I watched at work and not just during lunch time. (I was so obsessed) I am slightly ashamed to admit it but towards the end of it I actually took a day off of work because I stayed up the night before having a marathon so what did I do with that time off, watch more Boys over Flowers of course. I have been in love every since. I use to laugh at my cousin for watching these dramas, recently, she pointed out I have seen more than she has at this point.

Full House

Like so many others, my first drama love was My Name is Kim Sam-soon. It has been a hard drama to live up to.

drama first love=coffee prince. my life was never the same again!

congrats on your 5th anniversary!! :D

for me, it's sungkyunkwan scandal that made me stark raving mad over korean dramas. I did watch other korean dramas before this, but I wasn't crazy over them as I was over skks :) I was really surprised at my enthusiasm for this, because I didn't really think that I would like sageuk.

though the ending is iffy in terms of resolving the plot, but great in terms of fan service, I enjoyed the journey, of each character growing emotionally and of course, the bromance!!! it also helps (okay, a great deal tbh :)) that the 3 guys (mickey yoochun, yoo ah in, song joong ki) are really good-looking, and they're more fleshed out individually than other quartets you see, for instance in boys before flowers, that are introduced to us as a group collectively. in skks, these guys are introduced to us separately first, and we watch how each of them manages to befriend one another, despite a rocky start. I was so crazy over skks that I even watched the award ceremony for the first time because I can't get enough of them and I want to moon over them somemore, and also see them get the awards that I feel that they deserve; btw, LOL at the couple award that yoo ah in and song joong ki got!

Well the first drama I ever started watching was Playful Kiss, I just accidentally started in on it on Hulu and it was unlike any kind of television I had ever seen and it really attracted me (of course now I see it as the boring k drama it is), then I was really into BOF, mostly for the eye candy.

But it wasn't until Coffee Prince that I got it. I. got. it. I didn't do anything for the entire day and finished the entire show in just under a day. Never have I ever related to and felt the pain of a character like I did with Eun Chan. I've been looking for a drama as good ever since. Although, City Hunter came awfully close.

It would have to be Coffee Prince-stumbled across it one day about 2 years ago and that was it. Love at first sight. I couldn't stop. I think i watched every episode in 2 days. My husband found me hunched over the computer, hungry and looking a little crazed, but i had to have more. I've been watching any drama I can get my hands on since then. I just recently just bought myself City Hunter on DVD and so has begun my own personal K-Drama collection and continuation of my addiction.

my first drama that i completely fell in love with is Coffee Prince. This was my first introduction to Kdrama. I was bucking it like crazy, when my friends kept telling me that I'd love it...one day I decided to watch it during lunch break and it snowballed from there...I've actually beaten my friends on how many dramas i've seen - I also have a spreadsheet of dramas that I like, dont like and want to watch - just to keep everything straight.

My Name Is Kim Sam Soon.

It resonated with a realistic portrayal of the human spirit in the face of various life situations.

Full House.
A college roommate loaned me the series and 3 of us were hooked by episode 3. It spawned a love of all things Korean that led to my year there and my vacation there 2 months ago.

Congrats on reaching 5 years! I remember stumbling upon Dramabeans around 2008. This is the one site I go to for kdrama analysis and recaps. You guys are amazing! Thanks for providing such a wonderful site.

My first Kdrama love was definitely My Name is Kim Sam Soon. It's not my first Kdrama, that's Stairway to Heaven. I still remember the endless amount of hours that I have spent sitting in front of my laptop just to watch dramas.

My Name is Kim Sam Soon has everything there is to offer for a drama-watcher like me, witty and heart-wrenching. The best part of it all? The female protagonist wasn't your typical pretty girl who gets all the boys. So I admired that a lot. The one scene in My Name is Kim Sam Soon that will always be my favorite is when Sam Soon and Jin-Heon are in the restroom together. And how she told him about how depending on your blood type, it can determine how a person would handle a situation when there's no toilet paper.

I have watched a couple of dramas before Kim Sam Soon but most of them were melodrama. Imagine an 8th grader watching Autumn Tale and Stairway to Heaven. Kim Sam Soon was the drama that got me hook, line, and sinker.

Coffee Prince! I swear, before CP, I used to laugh at my friends for being obsessed with Korean Dramas. I tell them "what's with those Korean Dramas anyway (*eye roll*)?". But I accidentally stumbled on CP when I got sick and I have nothing to watch. The channel I ended up with is showing a re-run (yes, it already was a re-run!) of CP... and from there, I was hooked! Now my friends are the ones laughing at me for staying up way to late (and having eyebags because of it) just by watching Korean Dramas :D
oh btw, Happy 5th Anniversary Dramabeans! It's because of CP that I came to stumble upon your blog :) To more drama recaps! Cheers :)

I learned about Asian dramas through the Public (PBS) channel, where I saw the Japanese drama Virgin Road with Sorimachi Takashi. After that, some time passed and then going through the channels I stopped to see Pure 19/Pure in Heart with Goo Hye Sun and Seo Ji-seok. Afterwards, I looked more information on the actors and saw that she did Boys Over Flowers, which looked interesting and from there one actor led to another drama, to another actor, script and so forth. It just opened a different world of entertainment.

My Girl. Back then, my mom used to rent VCRs at some Korean owned video store and force my sister and I to watch Korean dramas in the hopes that it would teach us Korean. My sister and I actually secretly fast-forwarded the videos when she wasn't looking. But My Girl, for some strange reason, was fun. Maybe it was the good-looking cast, or Lee Da Hae's strange main character, but it was the drama that made me realize Korean dramas could be fun, even without understanding 100% of what was being said.

For me it's Hana Yori Dango ! x)
I'll always have a special feeling for this drama, et in my eyes, HaNaDan is flawless ! =)

I checked Tree of Heaven out of the library thinking it was a movie. I saw all the discs and thought I'd never watch the whole thing. I meant to take only a peek. Six hours and a box of tissues later I was still in front of the TV. It took only one drama. I've now seen every Kdrama in three different library systems and subscribe to paid drama sites. Kdramas are like heroine to me.

Capital Scandal, it had everything, handsome cast, historical, drama, suspense, and humor. I became a fan of kang ji hwan, ryu jin, han go eun and han ji min.

My first love was coffee prince. I feel in love with the plot... the boys helped a lot... and the part where Han Kyul tells her that he doesn't care what she is but he loves her... That made me cry sooo much!

Whoa...2008 responses as I'm posting this. Insane.... :)

First of all... CONGRATS JB~!! 5 years is awesome - thank you so much for sharing this site with us. Yours (and GF's) witty insights are always so amusing and on-point and I really appreciate all the cultural references and explanations you provide :)

First drama love is probably ISWAK (TW drama) - i loved it even as it frustrated me to no end. But it brought me over to the Dark Side for sure :) First kdrama love is gonna have to be My Girl though - the Hong Sisters hooked me early on!!

I remember i found this site because of Coffee Prince! I was so hooked I procrastinated on my School Works but made time reading posts related to Coffee prince in this site! Thanks JavaBeans and others! I especially enjoyed your recap on Coffee House! T'was a hilarious series!

My first drama was Boys over Flowers. I stumbled across it on youtube and despite at first mocking Lee Min Ho's ridiculous perm, Gu Hye Sun crazy overacting, the many plot holes and Kim Hyun Joong's wardrobe, it's cracktasticness eventually dragged me in and once it had no need for sleep could stop it! 2 days and much frustration over my incredibly slow internet connection later I had finished and after recovering lost sleep I want on to play it's ost until everyone else in the house was begging for mercy. Since then I have watched a lot of dramas but none quite match my original, crazed, fan-girl obsession Boys over Flowers. I guess you never forget your first kdrama love.

man this question makes me feel old but lol if you're talking the very 1st kdrama that made me a super addict then it was MISA otherwise known as I'm Sorry I Love You, the thing was crack and had me so hooked i was crying buckets at the end and omg SJS in in it... sigh i think i was in super fan girly stalker mode at the end of that drama for him for like ages XD

It was 'You are beautiful' and 'Iris'. I love both of them cause they are funny and while "You're beautiful" is funny and romantic, "Iris" really got me into the story with the teasing and the action ^^ I've been watching a lot since then and I hope that one day K-Dramas will be shown around the world and if possible in my county (Croatia) :)

So many comments!!!

My first "love" was Boys Over Flowers, of course, both Japanese and Korean versions. They were different than anything I've ever seen... The story itself is pretty unforgettable. The next love was Secret garden...and the rest is history.

Happy Birthday! ;)

My first drama was Boys Before Flowers...my roommate told me about it and how could I possibly resist Lee Min Ho? I am now a kdrama addict for life! (who also loves You're Beautiful a whole dang lot and would love to have it on DVD...;)

You're Beautiful was actually the first Korean drama I've ever watched and still my favorite, followed by Flower Boy Ramen Shop

Goong! I spent hours watching it on Youtube. My friends all thought I was going crazy. But who doesn't love a rags to riches story complete with royal cattiness?

My first K-Drama love was probably Autumn Fairytale and I was infected with Second-Male Lead Syndrome ever since. But the Drama that completely sucked me into the K-Drama world was by beloved Coffee Prince. And that's the drama that also brought me to Dramabeans and I couldn't be happier. =)

Happy 5th year!! I feel fortunate to have found DB and all the friends I've made through this wonderful site.

My drama first love is My lovely Samsoo and i stumble upon while channel surfing. It's also the drama that taught me to say I love you in Korean. I fell in totally love with it and with Hyun Bin! I didn't know his name until i watched Secret Garden five years later lol! I've been watching dramas ever since!

We're talking about drama right, not specifically K-drama. Well, my first drama is It Started With A Kiss (TW drama). I was totally hooked though I can never understand a girl who single-mindedly live her life for the sole purpose of being someone's wife ... but I stick it out since you know it's a drama, they can write the most non-sensical story there is since it's a drama ... haha ...

Anyway, a year later I swore off TW drama since the plots are always recycled and I encounter the same faces over and over again (it gets boring if you know what I mean). Since then I've moved on to J drama and K drama. To be honest, K drama seems more entertaining these days because ... of your recap ... >< That's pretty much the extent of my drama watching these days, reading your recap, which I would say is much more entertaining than watching the actual series :)

Thanks gals and happy belated 5th birthday ** throws confetti **

Mine was "My girl" i had been home sick for 2 weeks and totally moping when i accidentally stumbled upon smth that got me to watch my girl. After episode one i was already so hooked and laughing. From that day on i've never stopped. I still consider kdramas the best medicine for sickness or just for any ordinary day.

Feels like it was just yesterday when my friend gave me My girl^^we were totally hangover,subtitles didnt work and the song in the beginning was the weirdest thing i'd ever seen... its good that i had no idea where that would lead me. (so far it has led me to thousands of hours behind the screen and to Jeju^^) But its so much fun on the dark side.

hhmmmm i got in to the whole drama thing by watching hana yori dango (the japanese boys before flowers)..but the korean one is delightful girl chun hyang ...tht drama is a classsic drama that got me head over heels to Kdramaland :)

My first was You're Beautiful:) My friend had said, just look it up and try, see if you like it. Well, my first thoughts watching was, "is this some sort of Korean Sound of Music?" I abruptly fell in love though, and watched 3 episodes that day, showed my friend, and now we are kdrama be-pus together:)

The drama that brought me over to the "dark side" was Secret Garden. Yes, I'm a new drama fan. Secret Garden was so different from anything I had ever seen on American television...I was captivated from the first episode. I loved that I was sobbing one minute, then laughing through my tears. I'm now a K-drama addict...I've watched 13 dramas in the past couple months and made addicts out of most of my friends and colleagues.

Iljimae was the first K-drama that I really loved. The adventure, action, and love story was just amazing!

Boys over Flowers!!
it was by sheer coincidence really or fate if i may :P
since in my part of the world korean drama watchers are a rarity and to happen to come across one who not only is (or has become) a fan of them but is also courageous enough to admit and transmit it is nothing short of a mini miracle. thanku anonymous for hooking me up to a world full of joy :)

loved the drama, not the actress so much but everything else was amazing. havn't been disappointed since then. korean dramaz rock. ive officially become a believer :)

p-s Happy Birthday dramabeans....i wish we'd met earlier but as the saying goes in Urdu "dair aye durust aye"

The drama I first fell in love with was Coffee Prince. After hearing the storyline I decided to try it out b/c it sounded pretty damn hilarious. And it was!!! That's when a whole new world has opened up in front of me right before my eyes.
And just like JavaBeans, K-DRAMAS have sucked away my youth as well!
I always rely on Dramabeans, congrats!!

P.S. Dramabeans is a year younger then my baby sister LOL (I have 2 sisters).

**Boys over Flowers** Like many of the comments here a friend had recommended watching it and when she told me the premise I scoffed, but sadly I was sleeping 2-3 hrs. a night in a marathon effort to finish it. Also, with my immaculate timing, I started watching the series right before my wedding date. My now husband was like, "uh - are you going to be watching this on our honeymoon?"

**Happy Anniversary** Fab website!

My first drama love was a Jdrama - Samurai High school. I watched the series thrice. It was really good. Miura Haruma did an amazing job in acting two completely different roles - a dorky high school teenager and a moody historical samurai. The fighting was amazing but what really touched me was the concept of friendship in this drama was portrayed in a much smooth yet powerful way compared to other dramas. I am a very lonely person in real life. Though I know many many people, it was hard for me to say who are my friends and who are not. In a way this drama helped he define friendship. It also showed me how people can change and do change

Now, after almost 2 years seems like I've changed. And this drama is one of the many reasons why this happened. I don't regret who I was, but change is good, Isn't it ??

You're so beautiful is what started my k-drama love

Haha this is so bad of me as I'm still only a 16 year old, but my first drama was My Kim Sam Soon... Lets see... it came out in 2005. Eeekkkk I was 10 at that time. oh my gosh. I remember sneaking into my parents room to watch. I stumbled onto it when Sam-Soon was hilariously on the piano doing sexy poses. After that I was hooked. Hyun bin was my first crush yo. And he still kinda is even though I like Chansung oppa from 2pm now.... disney princesses were my friends childhood, korean dramas were mine... LOL ;)

Coffee Prince is the one that really hooked me. I'd seen dramas before, but wasn't really addicted until CP. I also found this site during my furious hunts for streaming raw videos of it.....

MY GIRL!! =D